10-letter words containing d, o, r, m
- modacrylic — designating or of any of various synthetic fibers that resist combustion, made from long-chain polymers composed primarily of acrylonitrile modified by other polymers: used in making fabrics, carpets, etc.
- moderately — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- moderating — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- moderation — the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
- moderatism — A doctrine of moderation (in any field).
- moderators — Plural form of moderator.
- moderatrix — a moderator who is a woman
- modern art — art that was produced in the late 1860s through the 1970s and that rejected traditionally accepted forms and emphasized individual experimentation and sensibility.
- modern cut — any of several modifications or combinations of the brilliant cut, step cut, or table cut, having the girdle outline often in some novel form.
- modern man — homo sapiens
- modern-day — Modern-day is used to refer to the new or modern aspects of a place, an activity, or a society.
- modernised — to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
- modernises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modernise.
- modernisms — Plural form of modernism.
- modernists — Plural form of modernist.
- modernized — Adapt (something) to modern needs or habits, typically by installing modern equipment or adopting modern ideas or methods.
- modernizer — An advocate of modernization.
- modernizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modernize.
- modernness — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- modularise — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- modularity — the use of individually distinct functional units, as in assembling an electronic or mechanical system.
- modularize — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- modulators — Plural form of modulator.
- modulatory — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- moldboards — Plural form of moldboard.
- mole drain — an underground cylindrical drainage channel cut by a special plough to drain heavy agricultural soil
- molendinar — relating to a mill or a person who works in or lives in a mill
- monadiform — having the shape or structure of a monad
- monandrous — of, relating to, or characterized by monandry.
- mondegreen — a word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of another word or phrase, especially in a song or poem.
- monochords — Plural form of monochord.
- monodramas — Plural form of monodrama.
- monohybrid — the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
- monohydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) monohydroxy.
- monorhymed — rhymed on a single rhyme
- mont perdu — a mountain in NE Spain, in the central Pyrenees. Height: 3352 m (10 997 ft)
- montagnard — (sometimes lowercase) a member of a dark-skinned people of mixed ethnic origins inhabiting the highland areas of Vietnam.
- monteverdi — Claudio [klou-dyaw] /ˈklaʊ dyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1567–1643, Italian composer.
- mood board — a board used by designers on which samples of various colours and textures are mounted to help in deciding which elements complement each other
- morbidezza — the effect of extreme softness and delicacy in pictorial and sculptural representations.
- morbidness — suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
- mordacious — biting or given to biting.
- mordanting — Present participle of mordant.
- moribundly — In a moribund way.
- morphodite — (informal, slang) A comic slang version of hermaphrodite.
- morse code — either of two systems of clicks and pauses, short and long sounds, or flashes of light, used to represent the letters of the alphabet, numerals, etc.: now used primarily in radiotelegraphy by ham operators.
- mortadella — a large Italian sausage of pork, beef, and pork fat chopped fine, seasoned with garlic and pepper, cooked, and smoked.
- mortalised — Simple past tense and past participle of mortalise.
- motherhood — the state of being a mother; maternity.
- motherland — one's native land.